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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In poetry, Aristotle says that in the "Odyssey" recognition comes about how??
(a) The suitors recognize him by his face.
(b) Penelope recognizes his walk.
(c) Odyssues's nurse recognizes him from his scar.
(d) None of the answers is correct..

2. Aristotle explains that the medium specific to poetry is one that uses what?
(a) Words and pictures.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Language alone.

3. In an episodic plot, Aristotle explains that the individual episodes of the story bear what to one another?
(a) Opposition.
(b) Little or no relation to one another.
(c) A lot of similarity.
(d) Irony.

4. In art, Aristotle defines the medium as what?
(a) The average.
(b) The manner in which the art is produced.
(c) The artist's spiritual inspiration.
(d) A middle state or condition.

5. What, as Aristotle states, are good poets forced to do when they write stories with episodic plots?
(a) To lengthen their stories.
(b) To shorten their stories.
(c) To write better.
(d) To write poorly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one character realizes that another character has fewer morals than he once thought, what does Aristotle say is happening?

2. In what three ways does Aristotle differentiate various art forms from one another?

3. Aristotle teaches that the beginning of a well-written tragedy starts at what point?

4. The plot, as Aristotle explains, should be unified in such a way that each part should be what?

5. Aristotle explains that actions described in a tragic plot should have certain characteristics. Which one of the following is NOT one of the characteristics that Aristotle identifies?

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